Nutritional megaloblastic anemia during childhood: Demographical, clinical and laboratory features of 134 patients from southeastern part of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorTaşkesen, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorOkur, Nilüfer
dc.contributor.authorKatar, Selahattin
dc.contributor.authorOkur, Nurettin
dc.contributor.authorSöker, Murat
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-8463-2723
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:56:07Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:56:07Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground & aims: Nutritional megaloblastic anemia is a common disease among young children in the developing and underdeveloped countries. The aim of this study was to examine the laboratory and clinical characteristics of megaloblastic anemia patients diagnosed at Pediatric Hematology Unit of Dicle University Hospital. Methods: Between March 2002 and February 2007, a total of 665 patients with anemia were examined and 134 (20%) cases were diagnosed with nutritional megaloblastic anemia. Medical records of 134 patients (74 male, 55.2%; 60 female, 44.8%) were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Of these, 126 (94%) were from low socio-economical backgrounds and 110 (82%) were younger than 2 years of age. The most common reasons for admission were paleness (48%), high fever (29%), diarrhea (23%), weakness (21%), irritability (21%), failure to thrive (18%), vomiting (16%), and neurological findings such as tremor (16%) and inability to walk (2%). The diagnosis was based on physical examination, peripheral blood smear, complete blood count, vitamin B12, and folate levels in all patients. Bone marrow aspiration was made only in 41 patients. This sample population contained a high proportion of young children from lower socio-economical backgrounds (82% <2 y and 94% from lower socio-economical background). Conclusions: The diagnosis of nutritional megaloblastic anemia should always be borne in mind in young children presenting with anemia in the developing and underdeveloped countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaşkesen, M., Okur, N., Katar, S., Okur, N. ve Söker, M. (2009). Nutritional megaloblastic anemia during childhood: Demographical, clinical and laboratory features of 134 patients from southeastern part of Turkey. e-SPEN, 4(3), e152-e154.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eclnm.2009.03.002
dc.identifier.endpagee154en_US
dc.identifier.issn1751-4991
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-67349176412
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpagee152en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclnm.2009.03.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/23297
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751499109000250?via%3Dihub
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorTaşkesen, Mustafa
dc.institutionauthorOkur, Nilüfer
dc.institutionauthorKatar, Selahattin
dc.institutionauthorOkur, Nurettin
dc.institutionauthorSöker, Murat
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofe-SPEN
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectChildhooden_US
dc.subjectMegaloblastic anemiaen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.titleNutritional megaloblastic anemia during childhood: Demographical, clinical and laboratory features of 134 patients from southeastern part of Turkeyen_US
dc.titleNutritional megaloblastic anemia during childhood: Demographical, clinical and laboratory features of 134 patients from southeastern part of Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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